Tom Williams has been covering Ocean City High School and Cape-Atlantic League sports for more than 50 years, starting when he was a teenager. He has won 15 awards from the Press Club of Atlantic City for his writing and broadcasting; has been named New Jersey's Sportscaster of the Year 11 times, most recently in 2013, 2016 , 2017; & 2021 was presented the 2003 award for contributions to amateur football in South Jersey by the National Football Hall of Fame; was recognized by the IAABO for his contributions to high school basketball; was inducted into the Carino South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame and, in 2021, was inducted into the Ocean City High School Sports Hall of Fame. Also in 2021, the City of Ocean City named the press box at Carey Stadium in his honor.

Tom's columns are regularly seen at Tom Williams Sports on Cape-AtlanticLeague.com, OceanCitySports.com and have been part of CoastSportsToday.com, the Ocean City Gazette, Upper Township Gazette and the Sentinel-Ledger. His stories also have appeared in The Wildwood Leader, The Currents of Atlantic County and the Philadelphia Inquirer.


Tom Williams Columns

AT LARGE with Tom Williams

Father's Day/Mother's Day columns

50th Anniversary stories


Some of Tom's past columns from The Gazette can be accessed through this menu:

7/25/12 - Let the Games begin!
7/18/12 - Ed Woolley joins Football Hall of Fame
7/11/12 - After Trials, Renee Tomlin keeps looking ahead
7/4/12 - Some rules changes for 2012-13
6/27/12 - Changes coming in 2012-13 CAL sports
5/30/12 - Honoring the CAL's top senior athletes
5/16/12 - John Oberg keeps Raiders vaulting high
5/2/12 - Matt Bosch chooses Moravian
4/25/12 - Steve Coates looking for more Cup excitement
4/18/12 - Why do we keep forgetting about Larry Doby?
4/11/12 - Changes proposed for CAL basketball
4/4/12 - Three legends join today's hoop all stars
3/28/12 - All Star Basketball & remembering Charlie Wood
3/21/12 - Filing another basketball season into history
3/14/12 - The March 1962 storm and OCHS basketball
3/14/12 - Dave Farina's March 1962 storm story
3/7/12 - NJSIAA Tournament can end suddenly
2/29/12 - New football alignment continues changes in the CAL
2/15/12 - Bosch glad the chase for 1,000 points is finished
2/8/12 - Duggan honored to join the 1,000-point list
2/1/12 - Hoops galore in February
1/25/12 - VFW League made a difference
1/18/12 - OCHS grad Meredith Long takes over Rutgers field hockey
1/11/12 - Sports week at Mainland & Charles Bringhurst
1/4/12 - Joe Fussner - CAL SportsPerson of the Year


2010 Columns by Tom Williams
2008 Columns by Tom Williams
2007 Columns by Tom Williams
2006 Columns by Tom Williams
2005 Columns by Tom Williams
2004 Columns by Tom Williams
2003 Columns by Tom Williams
2002 Columns by Tom Williams
2000-01 Columns by Tom Williams